Synopsis
Cuba. Havana. Video sequences of a holiday film. Images stolen just like the childhood of Nina, age ten, met on the beach. Fifteen years later, haunted by the memory of the rape, Nina does not conceive to keep silent this secret from the man who restores her taste in life. She decides to tell him, in spite of the pain, the doubts and the fear. Releasing herself from the secret in hope for happiness.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Ailleurs Productions
- Foreign production company : EICTV
- Film exports/foreign sales : Ailleurs Productions
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Olivier Desagnat
- Screenwriter : Teddy Barouh
- Director of Photography : Stéphane Renard
- Music Composer : Ez3kiel (Groupe)
- Editor : Aurélien Guégan
- Sound Recordist : Esteban Bruzon Gonzalez
- Costume designer : Janet Martinez Molina
- Production Manager : Yasef Ananda Calderon
- Sound Editor : Renaud Duguet
- Continuity supervisor : Maritza Lawrence
- Production Designer : Harold Lamoru
- Special Effects : Pepe Granados
- Sound Mixer : Ivan Gariel
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Love, Memories
- Production language : Spanish
- Coproducer countries : France, Cuba
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Cuba)
- Production year : 2009
- Runtime : 17 min
- Visa number : 123.153
- Visa issue date : 02/12/2009
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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